PRO A10-8750B vs Athlon X2 QL-64

Place in the ranking	3004	1989
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	2x AMD Athlon	no data
Power efficiency	1.05	1.84
Architecture codename	Lion (2008−2009)	Godaveri (2014−2016)
Release date	1 January 2009 (15 years ago)	29 September 2015 (9 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	2	4
Base clock speed	no data	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.1 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	3600 MHz	no data
L1 cache	256 KB	no data
L2 cache	1 MB	4096 KB
L3 cache	0 KB	no data
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Die size	no data	245 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	71 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	72 °C
Number of transistors	no data	2,411 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	1
Socket	S1	FM2+
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, Enhanced 3DNow!, NX bit, AMD64, PowerNow!, AMD Virtualization	no data
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
FRTC	-	+
FreeSync	-	+
PowerTune	-	+
DualGraphics	-	+
TrueAudio	-	+
PowerNow	+	+
PowerGating	-	+
Out-of-band client management	-	+
VirusProtect	-	+
RAID	-	+
HSA	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B are enumerated here.

AMD-V	+	+
IOMMU 2.0	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR3-2133
Max memory channels	no data	2

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card	no data	AMD Radeon R7 Graphics
iGPU core count	no data	8
Number of pipelines	no data	512
Enduro	-	+
Switchable graphics	-	+
UVD	-	+
VCE	-	+

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B integrated GPUs.

DisplayPort	-	+
HDMI	-	+

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectX	no data	DirectX® 12
Vulkan	-	+

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Athlon X2 QL-64 0.39

PRO A10-8750B 1.85
+374%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Athlon X2 QL-64 622

PRO A10-8750B 2935
+372%

GeekBench 5 Single-Core

GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.

Athlon X2 QL-64 201

PRO A10-8750B 397
+97.5%

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core

GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.

Athlon X2 QL-64 384

PRO A10-8750B 920
+140%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	0.39	1.85
Recency	1 January 2009	29 September 2015
Physical cores	2	4
Threads	2	4
Chip lithography	65 nm	28 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	95 Watt

Athlon X2 QL-64 has 171.4% lower power consumption.

PRO A10-8750B, on the other hand, has a 374.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 132.1% more advanced lithography process.

The PRO A10-8750B is our recommended choice as it beats the Athlon X2 QL-64 in performance tests.

Be aware that Athlon X2 QL-64 is a notebook processor while PRO A10-8750B is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Athlon X2 QL-64 and PRO A10-8750B, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.